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1619-1819 American Slavery- "A Peculiar Institution  

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1619-1819 American Slavery- "A Peculiar Institution  

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In August of 1619, a ship appeared on this horizon near point comfort a coastal port in the English colony of Virginia. It carried more than 20 enslaved Africans, which were sold to the colonists.

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The Missouri Compromise was the United States Federal Legislation that stopped northern attempts to forever prohibit slavery's expansion by Admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state. The Missouri Compromise of 1850 also banned slavery from the remaining Louisiana Purchase located north from the 36'30 line.

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Mexican Cession "Mexican American War-April 25, 1846-February 2, 1848

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Mexican Cession "Mexican American War-April 25, 1846-February 2, 1848

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The Mexican Cession or known as the "Mexican American War (1846-1848_ marked the first U.S armed conflict chiefly fought on foreign soil. During this time Texas gained its independence from Mexico in 1836. The United States declined to incorporate it into the union, largely because northern political interests were against the addition of a new slave state.

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The Compromise of 1850 consisted of five laws passed in September of 1850. Those laws dealt with the issue of slavery and territorial expansion. The Fugitive Slave Act was part of the Compromise of 1850 which got amended and the slave trade in Washington was abolished. During this time California entered to the Union as a free state and territorial government was created in Utah.When this act was passed it created a boundary dispute between Texas and New Mexico that also established a territorial government in New Mexico

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Kansas Nebraska Act and Popular Sovereignty  May 30 1854

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Kansas Nebraska Act and Popular Sovereignty  May 30 1854

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The Kansas Nebraska Act in 1854 was one of the attempts to settle the sectional conflict about slavery during the 1850's. The act passed which led to the Nebraska territory to split. With this act it allowed states to chose popular sovereignty whether it would allow slavery or not. This act also violated the Missouri Compromise which allowed slavery to expand beyond the 36'30 line. The north was very upset since they thought it was unfair.

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What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act? What happened?
The phrase Kansas coined during this period, 'Bloody Kansas", was due to the extreme violence in the territory which later proved to be a preview of the upcoming civil war. The people became hostile when the time came to vote upon whether or not slavery would be allowed in the state. Fights began to break out, especially after 1200 New England abolitionists and hundreds of southern proslaverites settled the area in hopes of swaying the vote.
What is the impact of both the Kansas-Nebraska Act and "Bloody Kansas" on the politics of the day? Who was involved?
John Brown was a radical abolitionist. He was a man willing to die for his cause, as well as kill for it. He became a martyr to some, and a devil to others. In Southeastern Kansas lies a small town known as Pottawatomie Creek. It was at this location where John Brown contributed most to the many killings in "Bloody Kansas." He slaughtered five people at the Pottawatomie Creek Massacre just because they were in favor of slavery.Brown also attacked a Federal Arsenal with his five sons and was later convicted of treason and given the death penalty. He was one of many to contribute to the blood spilled in Kansas over th e issue of slavery.
Impact on the growing disunity within the nation:
This greatly impacted the growing disunity within the United Sates. Popular sovereignty backfired on Congress; the idea itself seemed ideal, after all it did allow for the people to decide their own fate. However, it was assumed that the balance of congressional votes from pro- and anti-slavery states would remain equal. This assumption was based off of the idea that Nebraska would enter as a free state and Kansas would in turn enter as a slave state. However, congress had not anticipated the overflow of New England Abolitionist who had settled the area and voted, as well as preached their antislavery ideals to other settlers. This would throw off the balance politically.

This also greatly impacted political parties. The Whig party was completely split over the issue. They became split on every controvertible issue from this point forw ard. Due to this lack of ability to say what they will and will not stand for, the party was eventually disbanded.This left the Democratic Party being the only political party with both ties to the North and South, thus having both Northern and Southern interests at heart.

The act greatly displeased many northerners. In fact, a great majority of the Northern population was greatly opposed to the Kansas- Nebraska Act. This was due to the fact that is nullified the Missouri Compromise, thus allowing for slavery in territories above the Mason Dixon line. This meant that there was potential for the practice of slavery to spread further north. Also, it completely ignored all previous compromises, the Compromise of 1820 and Compromise of 1850. The Compromise of 1850 hit hardest. If the government was willing to ignore the compromise the North was more than willing to ignore the Fugitive Slave Act that had come along with it.The north became more willing to hide slaves on their journey to Canada, despite the fact that under the fugitive slave laws they were obligated to have their houses searched without a warrant or the fact that they were legally obligated to help search for a lost slave. With the lack of respect for the Compromise, came a lack of respect for the Fugitive Slave Laws that were passed with it.

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Kansas-Nebraska Act - The Railroad Express

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What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act? What happened? The phrase Kansas coined during this period, 'Bloody Kansas", was due to the extreme violence in the territory which later proved to be a preview of the upcoming civil war. The people became hostile when the time came to vote upon whether or not slavery would be allowed in the state.

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John Brown was a northern abolitionist who was against slavery. He thought violence was the solution to solve this issue of slavery and terminate it. The John Brown's raid of 1859 was a raid of Harper's Ferry to start a slave rebellion to help the enslaved people and destroy slavery. Unfortunately, the raid was unsuccessful which resulted him and his men being captured and executed. It caused more tension between the South and the North which lead the South to view it as a threat towards them.

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Election of 1860- Abraham Lincoln Republican vs. Stephen Douglass Democrat

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Election of 1860- Abraham Lincoln Republican vs. Stephen Douglass Democrat

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The Election of 1860 was one of the most important events in history. This was a presidential election with 4 candidates that were Stephen A Douglass, John Bell, Abraham Lincoln and John Breckenridge. The issue they were debating over was mainly slavery which was a very controversial topic during this time between the North and South. Lincoln gained lots of recognition in the North because of his debate against Douglass and in the South none at all. Later on, Lincoln won the election and as a result the South was very angry which made many states to secede.

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1861 Shots Fired at Fort Sumter= Civil War Starts 

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1861 Shots Fired at Fort Sumter= Civil War Starts 

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Before all of this happened, South Carolina seceded from the United States where 6 other states followed after. On April 12, 1861 just before sunrise a shell exploded above Fort Sumter which resulted to be the first shot fired in the American Civil War and marked to be just the beginning. Abraham Lincoln decided to send supplies to the first in the South. After a while, the confederate army attacked the Union Army since the North refused to lave the fort. The Garrison surrendered on April 14 but on April 15, Lincoln called for 75k volunteers to join the Northern Army since Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina and Tennessee refused to send volunteers, they cut of their ties to the federal government.